(Clearwisdom.net) The "Uncompromising Spirit" World Art Exhibition depicting the persecution that Falun Dafa practitioners in China have suffered as well as their peaceful and resolute persistence in upholding their lofty beliefs was held in the City of Suwon from September 29 to October 3, 2004, after it was successfully held in the Daegu.

Ribbon-cutting at the opening ceremony of the art exhibition

Explaining the meaning of the artworks to visitors

Explaining the meaning of the artworks to visitors

Students enjoy the paintings

Usually, it would take a long time to plan and prepare for an art exhibition. However, this time, we took only 3 days to prepare for this exhibition. The most difficult thing was to find an available exhibition hall, as all exhibition halls were fully reserved until the end of this year. Practitioners from Daegu prepared day and night for three days. When the exhibition was held, the person who was in charge of the exhibition hall simply could not believe his eyes. He was quite amazed. In the City of Suwon, the situation was quite similar. We quickly found an available exhibition hall. Therefore, practitioners from Suwon, Seoul and other areas made concerted preparation efforts. Finally, the opening ceremony was successfully held on September 30. Conducting an art exhibition was really a good way to introduce Falun Dafa and expose the persecution of practitioners in China to government officials, the media and other people in mainstream circles.

Practitioners sent invitation letters and introductive flyers about the exhibition to most of the government offices, public institutions, media outlets, as well as people in the circles of photography and painting. They also visited a great number of websites of individuals and companies and sent them invitation letters. People from different backgrounds easily accepted the design of the art exhibition flyer. Although the mayor of Suwon was unable to attend the opening ceremony, he sent a congratulatory letter to the exhibition on behalf of Suwon City citizens.

The paintings were classified according to themes. Under the guidance of practitioners with specialty in the arts, these paintings were orderly displayed in the exhibition hall. The paintings and the exhibition hall was integrated as a whole and the atmosphere was serene and peaceful. Practitioners also formed groups to explain the background of each painting. In order to provide the visitors clear descriptions, practitioners gathered together before the exhibition and exchanged their understandings about the pieces.

Most visitors were shocked at the inhuman torture after listening to the explanation and viewing the paintings depicting the brutal persecution experienced by practitioners in China. Visitors felt it was remarkable upon learning that practitioners steadfastly went through such brutal suppression. Many said that they had a completely new understanding about Falun Gong practitioners. Because of the vile persons' extreme persecution, justice was lost and human rights were trampled. Under such extreme vile condition, Falun Gong practitioners still persisted in upholding their great benevolence and tolerance and all these have been manifested from the art paintings. The uncompromising spirit was also imprinted in people's hearts.

Some people who did not pay attention to the persecution obtained a good opportunity to more directly learn about the facts through viewing the exhibition. Some felt this was the best outcome of the exhibition. In particular, the exhibition provided a good opportunity for government officials, parliament members, people in the press, legal and art circles to learn about Falun Gong and the persecution experienced by practitioners.

The exhibition will be held in Seoul from October 4 to 6, in Daejeon from October 15 to 19, in Busan Metropolitan City, Gwangju City, and Changwon-si from November 1 to 6.